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That'd work on Christians
Now to find a source of cheap blow up dolls...
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On November 16th, 2023, Pol. Gen. Torsak Sukvimol, the commissioner general of the Royal Thai Police, publicly revealed the expungement of more than 9.3 million out of 13 million convictions within 2 years.
Thai reporters mentioned Ex-Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, currently undergoing treatment in the Police General Hospital, and whether he is in the criteria for expungement or not. Pol. Gen. Torsak answered to Thai reporters that Thaksin is not in the criteria as he committed felony crimes with a sentence of more than 1 year...
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Despite the government’s efforts to take strict measures to control gun violence following the shooting of a 17-year-old at Paragon in October, there have been at least two other incidents in Bangkok recently.
The first incident occurred on Saturday, November 11, when a group of teenagers were involved in a shootout in which Maria Sirada Sinprasert, also known as “Teacher Jeab” who teaches computer skills at Sacred Heart Convent School, was accidentally shot. She was shot in front of TMB Thanachart Bank, Khlong Toey Branch, Sunthorn Kesa Road. She later died in hospital.
A group of parents and students of Sacred Heart Convent School laid flowers to mourn the loss of “Teacher Jeab” Maria Sirada Sinpraserton on November 13, in front of TMB Thanachart Bank, Khlong Toey Branch.
On Monday morning, November 13, there was another incident when two groups of teenagers exchanged gunfire and explosives. A 15-year-old 5th grade student was killed in the crossfire near the entrance to Soi Phatthanakan 53, which runs parallel to the Bangkok-Chonburi motorway in Suan Luang district.
Anutin Charnvirakul, the Interior Minister, spoke out in favour of banning all Thai citizens from carrying weapons.
“We cannot allow people to carry guns because if students and teachers are shot like this, can society bear it? It’s not just about vocational students, it’s about everyone,” said Anutin.
A 15-year-old 5th grade student was killed in the crossfire near the entrance to Soi Phatthanakan 53.
Anutin also addressed the problem that there are more than 10 million legally owned firearms in Thailand. He explained that instead of allowing individuals to carry guns for self-defence, it is crucial to strengthen trust in the law and the state to ensure public safety. He emphasised the need for a stricter legal framework...
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And for more commentary if anyone is interested, in the state of politics in NZ, we had an election recently with three parties now in negotiations to form the next government under our M.M.P. system.
It's been over a month and still no progress, soon they'll be running out of term, to govern in.
A cartoon already published in NZ
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On 6/15/2023 at 6:07 PM, Stickman said:
Yes, and I stand by those comments today!
Stick, as extreme, as some of us, find the sentiment, you refer to, we're all adults here and appreciate robust discussion.
A friendly warning though: suggesting that a world figure be shot, could lead, with the wonders of the internet and Ai, to you finding, yourself, or being already, on a list somewhere.
It maybe that you are prepared for such and think that, disruptions to your travel plans and increased attention from authorities is worth it.
This is why, we are careful about what we post on the royals.
If you think I'm being alarmist, try a search on the phrase you stand by.
And then reflect on the huge resources, of organisations like Five Eyes whose information is not typically included in public Google search results.
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https://www.itemfix.com/v?t=pf1jr0
Not quite YouTube - a cop on a bike chasing a boy and his girl on a bike, some truly amazing skills on display.
If you've ever ridden a bike you'd be impressed.
5 mins of hair raising riding.
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16 hours ago, Mekong said:
I am a trainee Grumpy Old Man, accepted, and should have mastered irritability
This true.
I'm reminded of some advice I gave my Dad, (now 90) when he had to start using a walking stick.
"Have fun, use it in cafes, to trip up the kids running around and screaming, spoked bicycle wheels in motion beckon, all sorts of mischief to be had..."
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On 10/18/2023 at 8:42 AM, Old Hippie said:
A “monger’s” life is chosen for him, be it fate, circumstance what ever, he has no control over it. Last trip on a rare night out alone, I saw a girl on Cowboy I had be utilizing for over 20 years…nostalgia or known value for Bhat..? I also had dinner with the (in?)famous Si Saket Girl from years back…still good friends despite it all… What is that old saying? “…I’d love to be 25 again and know what I know now…” Rings true I suppose. When I look back on it all, I am reminded of the line from a famous song by my favorite band “…lately it occurs to me, what a long strange trip it’s been….” Would I change it? No. Would I do things differently..? Maybe here or there, but the life that chose me has been fun, met many good people and had many great times. I can’t imagine the alternative, work in a cubicle, 9-5 day in day out, kids wife etc…everything scripted and never a variance…casting negative dispersions on those like our current selves, while secretly envying them. I got a fortune cookie years back, saved the fortune, it said “…depart not from the path which fate has assigned you…”
Just reading your post again, wisdom, in your words.
Maybe we, all here, or most at least, wish we knew then what we know now.
In my case 25, was 40 years ago and I did the wife and kids thing twice, so I could "not learn from my mistakes" and get married a third time.
The pithy sayings can prove the rule and also have wisdom:
Third time lucky, or the variant, Third time's the charm.
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Grumpy old men, please dial it back a bit.
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The Cambodian government has been accused of using "direct and subtle threats" to evict thousands of families living near the Angkor Wat Unesco World Heritage Site.
The report by human rights group Amnesty International concluded international law had been breached.
A government spokesperson said that was "not right" and insisted the relocations were voluntary.
Families are being moved to a new community 15 miles (25km) away.
Cambodian authorities claim squatters are setting up informal settlements which damage the environment.
Government spokesman Pen Bona said the relocation of 10,000 families was in line with rules set down by the United Nations' heritage body Unesco, which banned structures or people living on the site.
However Unesco said it "never requested, nor supported, nor was a party to this programme" and has asked the authorities to take "corrective measures" in response to the report...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67418652?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
So a logic lie, that approaches the ones, we're normally seeing in Thailand, the Cambodian Pen Bona, says Unesco made rules, we're just complying with the rules... Unesco says - Bullshit!
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not so much a joke, bet then some may be amused.
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What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?
Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?
We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%.
How about achieving 103%?
What makes up 100% in life?
Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions:
If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Is represented as: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
Then: H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%
And K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%
But , A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%
And, B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T
2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103%
And look how far ass kissing will take you.
A-S-S-K-I-S-S-I-N-G
1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 118%
So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty, that while Hard work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, it's the Bullshit and Ass Kissing that will put you over the top!
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...Among those stranded, the ministry said 164 are under the care of Myanmar authorities, 18 are working in entertainment venues, and 32 have been released by their employers and are awaiting evacuation. Challenges, however, persist as 53 Thais remain unreleased by their employers, and 26 are unreachable...
Thais working in entertainment venues in a Myanmar (Burma) region?
I thought it was the other way around, the Burma girls coming to Thailand for same.
Maybe there's a lot of money in Laukkaing.
And "unreleased by their employers"? what? chained to posts?
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Opinion: Ai-Generated Images Of Naughty Monks Not Real Problem Of Thai Buddhism
excerpt from - https://www.khaosodenglish.com/opinion/2023/11/12/opinion-ai-generated-images-of-naughty-monks-not-real-problem-of-thai-buddhism/
.....The quixotic National Office of Buddhism is back on the news. This time they want the individuals behind a few AI-generated photos of naughty monks playing rock music, drinking alcohol, smoking and singing with beautiful ladies at a karaoke bar, and racing motorcycles literally behind bars – citing the Computer Crime Act.
Basically, the cybercrime act makes importing false information into a computer system a crime punishable by a maximum imprisonment term of five years. The National Office of Buddhism said earlier this week that these viral AI-generated images are degrading Buddhism in Thailand.
Like chasing “maya” (illusion) or a phantom, they will fail as even if the person behind the viral images is in prison, anyone outside the jurisdiction of Thai laws could simply come up with a new version of “naughty Thai monks.” What is more, perhaps they have never heard of this thing called “Streisand effect,” so they end up spreading the awareness about these otherwise harmless images by making sure it becomes news and more people end up becoming curious and wanting to see it.
PM Office Minister Puangpetch Chun-la-iad was more tactful when on Wednesday, she urged the public not to share these images. But then that was after many more Thais and foreigners read the news and became intrigued by the overt sensitivity of these people who supposedly vowed to defend Buddhism.....
The rest of the article is worth a look. Not least for the photo.
Anyone know where I can learn Pali?
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Yes it is, "Not The Nation" Yes it is, from 2010 - But it is still, amusing and indicative of the quirky Thai ethos : :
BANGKOK – The Thailand Film Office, the official government organization in charge of promoting Thai film, gave a belated and half-hearted congratulations today to director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, who won Thailand’s first-ever Palm d’Or at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival last month for Lung Boonmee Raluek Chat (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives).
Film board director Wanasiri Morakul, whose tenure has seen virtually no support for alternative film directors such as Apichatpong, issued a short and unenthusiastic statement that congratulated him for “bringing honor and fame to the Kingdom of Thailand.” The vaguely-worded statement went on to sort-of acknowledge Apichatpong’s “artistic contributions to the rich cultural traditions of the Siamese people.”
Apichatpong, who has publicly criticized the film board for censoring his previous films, acknowledged the insincere, hollow congratulations by further criticizing the state of Thai film, specifically the recent decision by the Ministry of Culture to spend half its film promotion budget on a single blockbuster film, King Naresuan, directed by a royally-connected member of the cultural elite.
“There are clear conflicts of interest among those deciding who should receive the funds,” Mr Apichatpong said. “Oh, and thanks to the Film Board for – actually, fuck the Film Board. They’re worthless, spineless bureaucrats who wouldn’t know a good movie from a hole in the ground.”
The film board, infamous in the film industry for supporting draconian censorship laws that restrict artistic freedom, also made addition statements encouraging the world to take another look at Thai film.
“Thailand has a rich film history that should not be overlooked,” said Wanasiri Morakul. “Specifically, we hope that Apichatpong’s award will bring new audiences to truly great Thai films such as The Legend of Suriyothai.”
Wanasiri also encouraged movie lovers to rent a copy of Where the Miracle Happens, the film written by and acted in by Princess Ubolrat, “which also played at Cannes,” she added, referring to the Thai government’s decision to privately fund a run at a Cannes cinema when the film failed to be selected as an official entry.
When asked which of Apichatpong’s films was her favorite, she admitted she had not yet seen any.
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The Leicester Balloon Riot of 1864
a 1 minute read - https://www.amusingplanet.com/2023/11/the-leicester-balloon-riot-of-1864.html
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We're off track, given the title of the thread, (me included), however I'm loth to start another middle eastern thread, multiple SNAFUs are not required. And we're sort of canvassing the background and causes of the current Jew/Arab debacle.
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8 hours ago, buffalo_bill said:
I recommend the works of author Wilbur Smith about SA. All fiction but a piece of history.
My understanding of Africa, is formed by the books of Gerald Durrell, in particular, Bafut Beagles describing the Fon of Bafut. Not quite fiction.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fon_of_Bafut
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addendum : the Queen Victoria, King George V and Tsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II, family breeding chart.
The boys even look the same, this is how you breed cattle so they all look the same - line breeding.
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I'm not so much worried about the British, mostly benign - I reckon it was Queen Vic and her rellies that caused a lot of the historically recent strife, King George V and Tsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II, couldn't get their acts together and ultimately were responsible for WW 1 - Queen Vic's lot.
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Easy lads, we're supposed to be the thinkers that can influence the proles to not repeat the mistakes of the past. I retreat to my islands...
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I was just reading something now relating to Trump. I'm posting the below missive, as the Gaza mess is a stew and the Israelis and Hamas are the chillies in the Meat and Beans.
But!
This post, is to further the flavours, you kind gentlemen are discussing, and comes with some commentary, that I picked up on, listening to a podcast (Rachel Maddow - Déjà News).
and so, briefly - ish:
Back in the day, after WW1 after the League of Nations was formed, to "group hug" and protect each other, Mussolini was hell bent on invading and taking Ethiopia.
Despite a long and strident international campaign by the Emperor Haile Selassie, the putative leaders of the League of Nations decided to do nothing, as they thought that any attempt to stop Mussolini would push the world into WW2.
History shows, that WW2 happened anyway. In part, because a loose coalition, of "Strong" men like Mussolini, Stalin and notably Hitler, thought they could get away, with anything, because the League of Nations had failed to protect Ethiopia.
Fast forward to Putin. Recently he took Crimea. The U.N. failed to do anything of substance. Then he took the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine, the U.N. ditto, nothing of substance. Then he launched on the Ukraine as a whole. The Western world is supporting the Ukraine, but without any direct action, like U.S. bombers hitting Russians.
So at least, the West is trying.
Now the Hamas have slaughtered some Israeli folk, including large numbers of children and women - also hostages taken, to be dangled on hooks.
The West, but primarily the U.S.A. is in there, mainly in unflinching support, of the Grinning Chimp Netanyahu.
This has, in my opinion, raised the heat on the Middle East cauldron, to boiling over. If the heat is not lowered it will get a lot worse, with Iran in the wings and the rest of the place, all girding their robes, to ride into battle and sort out their historical and tribal grievances.
Once again, as if in a parallel with Ethiopia from the '30s, we have "Strong" men pushing the limits.
Unknown, at least to me, is where China will move in all of this.
Also, though I am comfortable that the U.S.A. is going to remain the stable and liberal representative democracy we all know, they've had a close call.
Trump was the front man, but the Hyenas were the GOP, who have a history, of close ties to Germany's Nazi movement in build up and execution of WW2. So much so, that some senators were then using the free U.S. government mail, they had access to, to mail out Nazi propaganda leaflets. Ref podcast (Rachel Maddow - Ultra).
I think it is probably human nature, that when someone has the opportunity, to make themselves King of the Universe, at any cost, they will take that opportunity.
Fortunately the masses, always have more masses, and can remove, the cancers that arise, from time to time.
Epilogue:
From the beginning of this post, where I was just reading something, about Trump.
An excerpt:
It’s Official: With “Vermin,” Trump Is Now Using Straight-up Nazi Talk.
...On Saturday at 10:25 a.m., he posted on Truth Social:
“In honor of our great Veterans on Veteran’s Day, we pledge to you that we will root out the Communists, Marxists, Fascists, and Radical Left Thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country, lie, steal, and cheat on Elections, and will do anything possible, whether legally or illegally, to destroy America, and the American dream.”
Then, at a rally in New Hampshire later that day, he repeated those words essentially verbatim—promising to “root out ... the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country”—and then doubled down on it:
“The real threat is not from the radical right, the real threat is from the radical left, and it’s growing every day, every single day. The threat from outside forces is far less sinister, dangerous, and grave than the threat from within. Our threat is from within.”
This is straight-up Nazi talk, in a way he’s never done quite before. To announce that the real enemy is domestic and then to speak of that enemy in subhuman terms is Fascism 101. Especially that particular word...
https://newrepublic.com/article/176877/trump-vermin-speech-nazi-language
It may be that Trump is over - but he's still trying.
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So my theme I guess, is that all around the world Fascism is on the rise and that either WW3 is imminent, or can be avoided, if the major Super Power, U.S.A. and allies remain stable and liberal representative democracies.
If you are interested, please take the time to listen to the podcasts (not too onerous) and read the New Republic link I posted.
Needless to say, I am not on the side of the Fascists.
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1 hour ago, bust said:
I have a really bad feeling about this for both sides.
Ditto, and the rest of us when Putin/Xi/some other Tyrant, try to take advantage of the distraction, this kicking off in the Middle East is.
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